Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo meets up with New York center John Tavares after Tavares scored the game-winning goal in the Islanders’ 2-1 victory over the Panthers in the opening round of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. Kathy WillensAP

Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo meets up with New York center John Tavares after Tavares scored the game-winning goal in the Islanders’ 2-1 victory over the Panthers in the opening round of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. Kathy WillensAP

The Panthers announced Tuesday their exhibition game against the Dallas Stars on Oct. 2 will take place at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. That area is home of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and is about a two hour drive from Toronto.

Florida will play a pair of neutral ice preseason games as it will close the exhibition season on Oct. 8 with a game against the New Jersey Devils at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.

“We are very excited to showcase Panthers hockey outside of South Florida to a great hockey town like London,” Florida executive chairman Peter Luukko said in a statement.

“Budweiser Gardens is a first class facility and an excellent venue for fans to watch two exciting, 2015-16 division-winning teams, Florida and Dallas face off. It is sure to be a terrific event for both the players and the city of London.”